Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): a Sustainable, Pioneering Alternative for Marine Cultures in Galicia
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Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): A sustainable, pioneering alternative for marine cultures in Galicia. Salvador Guerrero, Javier Cremades To cite this version: Salvador Guerrero, Javier Cremades. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): A sustainable, pioneering alternative for marine cultures in Galicia.. Guerrero S., Cremades J. Regional Government of Galicia (Spain), pp.111, 2012, 13:978-84-695-3260-7. hal-00743395 HAL Id: hal-00743395 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00743395 Submitted on 22 Oct 2012 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. 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Published by Regional Government of Galicia PHIC Regional Council of the Rural O A INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTTR URE Q and Regional Maritime Environment I– U Marine Research Centre T A A sustainable, pioneering alternative L C Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra) U U 2012 M L T D for marine cultures in Galicia U E R T Editors IMTAE A I R N G T Salvador Guerrero; Javier Cremades E Editorial Jorge García Translation Ian Emmett Cover illustrations Xaquín Chaves Coordination, design, graphics editing, infography and lay-out Margarita Paulos MP & ASOCIADOS DISEÑO / COMUNICACIÓN www.margapaulos.com [email protected] This edition has been funded through the JACUMAR National Plan entitled “Acuicultura Integrada: experiencias piloto para el desarrollo de sistemas de cultivo XUNTA DE GALICIA multitróficos, 2008-2011” Consellería do Medio Rural e do Mar (“Integrated aquaculture: pilot experiences Centro de Investigacións Mariñas for the development of multitrophic culture systems, 2008-2011”), from the Spanish Ministry Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra) of Agriculture, Food and Environment. 2012 Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture: The essence of a pioneering commitment to sustainability he notion that European aquaculture aquaculture, it is integrated multi-trophic Aquaculture Strategy, which will have, as should make a decided effort to aquaculture (IMTA) as this demonstrates that far as common objectives are concerned, an T relaunch its mission to provide food, it is a way of drawing together expertise, element of reference in IMTA to work on the to generate employment and economic commitment to the future and the awareness way ahead in the development of Galician wealth is a fact that is firmly implanted in all as to how to progress towards it. aquaculture. administrative spheres, be they at community, state or regional level. IMTA is primed to achieve total respect for IMTA may, in the case of Galicia, be a vital the environment where waste is converted driving force for the future and may trigger Furthermore, in Galicia this mission is being into usable assets, while consumables are achieving this relaunching of aquaculture, Rosa Quintana Carballo. tackled with the best mechanisms available, kept to a minimum, thus contributing to steering it towards a rationalization of uses Regional Counsellor for with know-how and expertise, seeking to sustain the activity in the best possible of space, of achieving full economic activity the Rural and Maritime Environment. achieve far-reaching results, doing so in a manner. of positive synergies with zero impact on the positive manner, to ensure that this activity environment. To this end, it is our intention will be fully sustainable in social, economic Also, this work formula takes on board and and duty, at the Regional Council for the and environmental terms, in such a manner captures the need to move ahead in making Rural and Maritime Environment, to be that the combination of all these elements use of and optimizing the space, ensuring involved in its development and practical will be fully balanced. that the impact of aquaculture is reduced in implementation. coastal areas. There is no doubt about the fact that, in But to achieve this, initiatives such as this times such as these, where it is necessary to Finally, it is essential to highlight the ability of publication, promoted by Salvador Guerrero provide ourselves with sources of nutritional this production formula when referring to its and Javier Cremades, are vital as they clearly foods and tested hygiene-sanitary safety, capacity to draw synergies and diversification set out our heading for us while helping us to apart from having a revitalizing element together, in terms of economic activity since define it better. as well as economic and employment the interdependence of cultures and the It is to them and their collaborators that diversification in the coastal areas where possibility to generate mutually beneficial we extend our thanks, on behalf of the it is and intends to continue to be a relationships are aspects to be taken into administration and the aquaculture sector cornerstone in the way of living of local account when it comes to expanding IMTA since by obtaining, as indicated in the inhabitants. into practical production terms. heading, of a sustainable, pioneering alternative for our marine cultures, holds a But however, if there is a concept able to Galicia is firmly committed to aquaculture vital key in IMTA. With this initiative, Galicia harness the essence of progress in this and has done so directly and practically draws nearer to relaunching its aquaculture common commitment to the future of by drafting and developing the Galician on the right road. 4 integrated multitrophic aquaculture integrated multitrophic aquaculture 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FORWARD We wish to express our thanks to the Marine Culture Advisory Committee (JACUMAR), he processes involved in marine and continental be ecologically efficient, environmentally friendly, for promoting and backing the programme of multi-trophic aquaculture experiences conducted in Galicia, an initiative that has made this publication possible. aquaculture have the advantage of being able diversified and profitable; in short, a socially beneficial Likewise, mention should be made of the Regional Council for the Rural and Maritime Environment at the Regional Government of Galicia for supporting and taking to be developed in extensive coastal or fluvial activity. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is on the management of areas of the project, besides solving many of the problems of all kinds that arose in the course of the various experiences. T zones, with the proviso that their activities are seen to a production strategy, which, through the combined The disinterested, voluntary collaboration of the companies that have provided us with access to their facilities, granting areas, be sustainable for the environment. This is currently the culture of different commercial species, has sufficient energy and seawater, have been essential elements for carrying out our experiences. main challenge facing the marine culture sector, which, potential to achieve such objectives. It is set to head the Our thanks are also due to the personnel that has worked and continues working in the project, both grant holders and contracted staff, students on practicals as well according FAO data, is very close to reaching 50% of so-called Turquoise Revolution. as students on the Galician Inter-university Master Degree course, who have completed their end of master degree work in some of the experiences in the project: the total amount of fish annually assigned to human CIMA (Centro of Marine Research) consumption worldwide. In some countries with a highly developed aquaculture, Cristina Ancosmede Garduño; Josefa Domínguez Bastos; Alejandro Cores Rodríguez; Laura Pérez Piñeiro IMTA generates an added value to marine cultures since University of A Coruña Also, the increasing difficulties in extractive fishing and its products have access to labelling that certifies to Ahmed Fawzi Ali Alamrousi; Marta Andrade García; Daniel Carcajona Alcol; Sonia Ocaña Falcón; Sergio Pérez Cordero; José Ribamar Da Cruz Freitas Junior the increasing influence and efficacy of the regional consumers that the fish, crustacean, mollusc or alga has fisheries organizations that also regulate this activity, been reared with systems that have a low, zero or even a El Bocal Algae Culture Facility (Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Santander) Juan Manuel Salinas; Carmen Fuertes lead to forecasts that, with the due sanitary guarantees positive impact on the environment. and a sustainable production strategy, aquaculture is Aquacría S.L. Sergio Devesa heading for becoming the provider of an increasingly The experiences described in this publication have, as important quota of proteins, both of animal and one of their main references, involved the ideas and Porto Muiños S.L. Antonio Muiños vegetable origin, usable in our food. criterion of Thierry Chopin, a scientist leading the most prestigious international research group in this field, Punta Moreiras S.L. José Juan Sanmartín Ruano The “boom” in the growth of aquaculture experienced whose works are considered as foundational in IMTA. As since the nineties has been termed the Blue Revolution a result of our relationship with Chopin, established at Marcultura S.A. Antonio Pallarés Méndez because the production